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Survey Shows Skills Shortages are Growing Across the Logistics Industry

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96% of UK logistics businesses are now reporting problems recruiting HGV drivers, according to the results from Logistics UK’s September 2021 Performance Tracker, released today (07 October 2021). However, the Performance Tracker also highlighted that skills shortages are growing across the entire logistics industry, not just affecting the availability of HGV drivers. More than 13%… Continue reading Survey Shows Skills Shortages are Growing Across the Logistics Industry

Port of Tyne ahead of schedule with Border Control Post (BCP) completion

Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s leading deep-sea ports, has announced the completion of its border control post (BCP) building this month, ahead of schedule. The Port of Tyne’s new BCP, located at the ferry terminal at North Shields, is required to inspect food products of animal origin (POAO) and plants imported via DFDS… Continue reading Port of Tyne ahead of schedule with Border Control Post (BCP) completion

DKT Allseas Launches First Inland Service Connecting Liverpool to the Midlands

DKT Allseas (part of the Allseas Logistics Group) has announced a new multi-modal extension to complement its pioneering China Xpress liner service that successfully launched earlier this year. From Monday 4th October, the new train service will run five days a week between Liverpool and Freightliner’s Birmingham Terminal. It forms part of the China Xpress… Continue reading DKT Allseas Launches First Inland Service Connecting Liverpool to the Midlands

Xeneta Container Rates Alert: Long-Team Ocean Freight Rates Now up Over 90% Year-on-Year

Xeneta’s Long-Term XSI® Public Indices revealed yet another monthly hike in long-term ocean freight rates, with global container prices climbing by 3.2%. The development follows a 2.2% increase in August and an unprecedented 28.1% jump in July, leaving rates now standing 91.5% up year-on-year. What’s more, comments Oslo-based Xeneta, there is little evidence to suggest a weakening of market fundamentals –… Continue reading Xeneta Container Rates Alert: Long-Team Ocean Freight Rates Now up Over 90% Year-on-Year

World-First Marine Trial of Carbon-Neutral Sythetic Natural Gas Conducted on Unifeeder Vessel

Today, in a world first for the marine industry, Unifeeder-operated ship ‘ElbBlue’ was fuelled with liquefied SNG for a trial voyage in a major boost for the shipping industry’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions. The liquefied SNG, produced at Kiwi’s Power-to-Gas facility in Werlte, Germany is a synthetic form of LNG that is carbon-neutral… Continue reading World-First Marine Trial of Carbon-Neutral Sythetic Natural Gas Conducted on Unifeeder Vessel

MRF Logistics: Power Outages Hit China, Threatening the Economy and Christmas

Industrial container freight port at beautiful sunset in Shanghai,China.

MRF Logistics, agent in Hong Kong, goes on to say: Power cuts and even blackouts have slowed or closed factories across China in recent days, adding a new threat to the country’s slowing economy and potentially further snarling global supply chains ahead of the busy Christmas shopping season in the West. The outages have rippled across… Continue reading MRF Logistics: Power Outages Hit China, Threatening the Economy and Christmas

DWF comments on the shipping container crisis

Aerial view of container cargo ship in sea.

Jonathan Moss, Head of Marine and Trade, comments on the shipping container crisis and how it is affecting businesses, consumers and insurers. He said: “The supply chain has faced major disruption globally due to the shortage of shipping containers, particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic. With factories closing and transportation coming to a halt, many empty… Continue reading DWF comments on the shipping container crisis

Freight association welcomes quick response to calls for greater clarity on revisions to EU exit procedures

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One week on from a seminar held by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) to address some of the unfinished issues faced by the logistics industry following the UK’s departure from the EU, it has welcomed the quick response from UK government to some of the many questions raised by participants. With an uncanny sense… Continue reading Freight association welcomes quick response to calls for greater clarity on revisions to EU exit procedures

PD Ports completes successful roll out of Port Community System in collaboration with Port of Rotterdam

PD Ports, the Statutory Harbour Authority for the River Tees, has successfully rolled out a Port Community System (PCS) to improve efficiencies and boost the international competitiveness of Teesport and the River Tees. After announcing its intentions to deliver on the digitalised solution earlier this year, PD Ports has continued to work alongside partners at… Continue reading PD Ports completes successful roll out of Port Community System in collaboration with Port of Rotterdam

DP World to invest £300m in new fourth berth at London Gateway Logistics Hub to strengthen UK’s supply chain

DP WORLD announces that it will begin work next month on a new fourth berth at its London Gateway logistics hub to increase supply chain resilience and create more capacity for the world’s largest vessels. The £300m sum – which builds on the £2bn investment DP World has made in Britain over the last decade… Continue reading DP World to invest £300m in new fourth berth at London Gateway Logistics Hub to strengthen UK’s supply chain

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